Luke 14:9

Luke 14:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
• New International Version (NIV)If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and he who invited you both will come and say to you, 'Give your place to this person,' and then you will begin with shame to take the lowest place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and he who invited you and him come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then you begin with shame to take the lowest place.

Context of Luke 14:9

7When Jesus noticed that all who had come to the dinner were trying to sit in the seats of honor near the head of the table, he gave them this advice: 8“When you are invited to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the seat of honor. What if someone who is more distinguished than you has also been invited? The host will come and say, ‘Give this person your seat.’ Then you will be embarrassed, and you will have to take whatever seat is left at the foot of the table! 10“Instead, take the lowest place at the foot of the table. Then when your host sees you, he will come and say, ‘Friend, we have a better place for you!’ Then you will be honored in front of all the other guests. 11For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Luke 14:9 word by word

καὶ ἐλθὼν ὁ σὲ καὶ αὐτὸν καλέσας ἐρεῖ σοι· δὸς τούτῳ τόπον. καὶ τότε ἄρξῃ μετὰ αἰσχύνης τὸν ἔσχατον τόπον κατέχειν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• that badeκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• sayἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• Giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• this manοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• placeτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• thouἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• ·τότεtote · thenG5119
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• shameαἰσχύνηaischunē · shameG152
• to takeκατέχωkatechō · to hold back/fastG2722
• the lowestἔσχατοςeschatos · last/leastG2078

Cross-references for Luke 14:9

• Esther 6:6So Haman came in, and the king said, “What should I do to honor a man who truly pleases me?” Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king wish to honor more than me?”
• Proverbs 3:35The wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame!
• Proverbs 11:2Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: “In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’ But you are only a man and not a god, though you boast that you are a god.
• Daniel 4:30As he looked out across the city, he said, ‘Look at this great city of Babylon! By my own mighty power, I have built this beautiful city as my royal residence to display my majestic splendor.’

Commentaries on Luke 14:9

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Even in the common actions of life, Christ marks what we do, not only in our religious assemblies, but at our tables. We see in many cases, that a man's pride will bring him low, and before honour is humility. Our Saviour here teaches, that works of charity are better than works of show. But our Lord did not mean that a proud and unbelieving liberality should be rewarded, but that his precept of doing good to the poor and afflicted should be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9in humiliation: In first-century Jewish culture, honor was very important. This kind of humiliation would have been almost worse than death.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117-11. a parable--showing that His design was not so much to inculcate mere politeness or good manners, as underneath this to teach something deeper (Lu 14:11). chief rooms--principal seats, in the middle part of the couch on which they reclined at meals, esteemed the most honorable.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 14:9

• Feasts
• Guest
• Jesus, the Christ
• Presumption
• Pride
• Self-Exaltation

In the dictionaries

• Compel
• Condition
• Consent
• Consult
• Exalt
• Excuse
• Halt
• Hate
• Worship
• Bid

Commentaries on Luke 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings